

The titles had floated in and out of the market in relative obscurity, drawing only passing suspicion that their true author was one of the most well-known and successful writers of the 20 th century. King was referring to Richard Bachman, the alias he had adopted eight years earlier and carried through four books ( Rage, The Long Walk, Roadwork, and The Running Man). Okay, you know I’m Bachman, I know I’m Bachman, what are we going to do about it? Let’s talk.”


When Brown picked up the telephone, he heard a voice ask, “Steve Brown? This is Steve King. in the spring of 1985 when he heard his name come over the store intercom. Steve Brown was working his shift at Olsson’s Bookstore in Washington, D.C.
